GrandpaPhil
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My first takes on the engine vent pipes ended in disaster. They ended so badly that there will be no pictures of them. From now on, I will be scratch building all vent pipes and stanchions. That is much easier.
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Thank you both very much! Orel makes some very nice kits of the transitional era warships. Also, the French Ministry Of Defense has a pretty nice selection of plans of mid to late 19th century warships hosted on the Wayback Machine. That is where I got these. Wikipedia linked to them. The originals were in .tif format.
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And so it begins: To give an idea of scale, those drawings are sitting on two 6 foot folding tables.
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The edge painting is done: The Solferino is sealed: The sealant mostly blended the minor color differences between paints and colors. The deck gave me quite a scare because it bubbled up where I missed spots when laminating, but those spots laid back down after the sealant dried. Currently working on the stack: This has been a learning experience. I’ll be taking lots of pictures to update my plans for Magenta.
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I’ve been enjoy the snow. The view is one of my favorite parts of my new workshop. The lower hull is now done: Now to edge paint the trim and the upper bulwarks. Soon it will be time to start updating the Magenta’s plans. Details like the cabin structure under the forecastle deck and the location of trim pieces in the bulwarks will be invaluable (little things you don’t think about when initially planning a model).
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How many kits do you have on the go at the moment?
GrandpaPhil replied to CaptnBirdseye's topic in Wood ship model kits
I have 3 ships and a miniature game box set going at the moment. I have a 1/98 Mantua Victory kit bash that is currently on hold, a 1/200 Orel Solferino kit that is being used as a study model for my third build, a scratch built Magenta. -
Incredible work!
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Thank you very much! The plans can be found linked from Wikipedia in .tif format. The jpegs that I converted for them are over in my Magenta build log. The Orel kit is easily convertible and rescaled (which is basically what I’m doing with it) for a scratch build. It’s less than $40, too, from Amazon or Ebay. I might (read probably will) buy a second kit to rescale and make templates for the fittings from.
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USS Delaware 1817 by threebs
GrandpaPhil replied to threebs's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1801 - 1850
Very impressive fleet! -
I am doing very well!
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Patrick, Amazing work!
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Clinker planking can be a little annoying for the first one, but just take it slow and it will go well.
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The Artesania Latina Bounty Jolly Boat was the first kit with a planked hull that I ever finished. It made me a good beginner kit. However, I would also agree that the Medway Longboat would be an excellent first kit.
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USS Delaware 1817 by threebs
GrandpaPhil replied to threebs's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1801 - 1850
Amazing work! -
Congratulations! Well done!
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Historic Ship Models by Wolfram Zu Monfeld. That’s my go to. It’s not perfect, but it’s pretty good.
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Is there a Boudriot's 74 Gun Ship in "kit" form???
GrandpaPhil replied to Michael Scarborough's topic in Wood ship model kits
The Triton Group Build on this forum gets you access to a full set of drawings for a British 28 gun frigate in both POB and POF. That would be a great way to learn to build a frame model. The way the drawings are set up, they could be taken to a shop that does laser cutting and be cut out from wood. I don’t know what they charge to cut the parts out. But, that would be a great way to learn, and relatively inexpensive. -
Congratulations! Well done!
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